Some Coast coronavirus data has been released by zip code. One city stands out.
Moss Point has been a hot spot for coronavirus cases in Jackson County.
The city of about 13,000 — over 70% of which are black — has had the largest number of cases of COVID-19 since the first positive case was reported in Jackson County by the Mississippi State Department of Health on March 17.
The Sun Herald took a closer look at the number of coronavirus cases in Jackson County and obtained a breakdown of the number of positive cases by city and county based on zip codes recorded through testing at Singing River Health System as of April 23.
Those numbers account for the tests SRHS conducted and do not include test results from the area performed at the health department’s public laboratory.
As of April 23, Jackson County emergency services reported that SRHS had recorded 199 positive cases there, with the majority from cities in Jackson County.
Some people who tested positive at SRHS are residents from other cities and rural areas in Harrison, Hancock, Stone, George and Greene counties.
Five were Alabama residents and the origin of six additional cases is unknown, the data shows.
Here’s a breakdown of the number of positive cases SRHS has recorded by zip codes for cities and rural Jackson County from its testing only.
- 98 cases: Moss Point
- 28 cases: Pascagoula
- 21 cases: Ocean Springs
- 12 cases: Gautier
- 8 cases: rural Jackson County
The breakdown by zip codes for other cities and counties in South Mississippi are:
- 7 cases: Lucedale
- 10 cases: D’Iberville
- 2 cases: Hancock County
- 1 case: Harrison County
- 1 case: Leakesville
The residency of six other positive cases from SRHS could not be determined for the April 23 count, the data shows.
Jackson County on Tuesday ranked sixth in the state for the largest number of cases of COVID-19 and is fifth highest in the nation per 100,000 people.
As of 6 p.m Monday, there were 8,207 coronavirus cases and 342 deaths statewide, the health department reported.
This story was originally published May 6, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
